VAULT: A
Movies that start with the letter A, that me & my sister, T, have seen, rated & commented on.
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- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsLiam NeesonBradley CooperSharlto CopleyA group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.Had a few good moments, but overall a disappointment. This movie did not deserve Liam Neeson.
Mine - ** T's - *1/2 2012 - DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsAunjanue Ellis-TaylorKeke PalmerSherri ShepherdA baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.Movie touches on subjects(the abduction, lingering love of family, unfamiliarity of birth family) but, doesn't delve deep enough.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorRobert FuestStarsVincent PriceJoseph CottenVirginia NorthDoctor, scientist, organist, and biblical scholar Anton Phibes seeks revenge on the nine doctors he considers responsible for the death of his wife.It was okay but, this movie inspired all of those slasher movies that were made from the eighties 'til now. It was rather fun to connect the scenes to other movies. Also, the macabre sense of humor was a nice touch.
mine - ** T's - bomb 2014 - DirectorChuck JonesMaurice NobleStarsMel BlancBugs and Daffy run into the abominable snowman in the Himalayas.Re-tread from "left turn at Albuquerque to "rabbit! - duck! - rabbit."
The only new thing was this monster channeled Lenny from "Of Mice & Men".
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2016 - DirectorSteven SchachterStarsChristopher ReeveKim CattrallEdward KerrA paralyzed cop struggles with his life following a failed special operation and gets depressed. His wife and brother try to get him out of that state which causes a series of unpredictable events.Okay cop thriller (?) where the actors play by the numbers and the little twist was not all that surprising.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorWalter SallesStarsJosé DumontRodrigo SantoroRita AssemanyWhen ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.Interesting storytelling on how the sins of the fathers continue to prey on the sons. And, how men through the ages get caught up in the endless cycle of vengeance, pride and ignorance to their own detriment.
mine - *** T's - * 2017 - DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsWilliam HurtKathleen TurnerGeena DavisAn emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles.I kinda liked it, though it was slow going.
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1999 - DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurA frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.Dynamic - made of steel - performance by Kirk Douglas leads this story of mankind's insatiable appetite for the morbid and the people who are willing to wallow in it. Stark & brutal, puts this movie up there in the classics category.
mine - ***1/2 T's - bomb 2014 - DirectorMax MayerStarsHugh DancyRose ByrnePeter GallagherAdam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.Standard love conquers all story, not too memorable except for the ending. The movie did not play it by the book, which was quite nice.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2013 - DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy HollidayDomestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.Hepburn & Tracy were fun to watch, they showed lots of love & respect.
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T's-*1/2 1998 - DirectorAbel FerraraStarsLili TaylorChristopher WalkenAnnabella SciorraA New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.I'm not sure what to make of it. Were they trying to say there is hope or no hope?
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2000 - DirectorJames NeilsonStarsRoddy McDowallSuzanne PleshetteKarl MaldenA young man from Boston heads west to join the California gold rush with the hopes of restoring his family fortune, but his dedicated butler sets out to find him and bring him home.Fun low key Disney movie that makes for an entertaining time waster.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2015 - DirectorSteve BarronStarsMartin LandauJonathan Taylor ThomasGeneviève BujoldOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.Rather boring- Pinocchio never came to life for me.
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2001 - DirectorStephan ElliottStarsHugo WeavingGuy PearceTerence StampTwo drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.Colorful movie with engaging characters, with the three main actors doing a superb job. Some very entertaining moments but, it kind of loses steam by the end.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2013 - DirectorMichael CurtizWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandBasil RathboneWhen Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.I didn't think it was much fun and Flynn was too cocky.
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1999 - DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsBasil RathboneNigel BruceIda LupinoThe master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.Sherlock wasn't so smart & I would have liked the chance to guess along.
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1999 - DirectorNobutaka NishizawaFred WolfStarsBob ArbogastPat FraleyBarry GordonTo fight evil, a young rabbit can transform into a star spangled superhero.It was too confusing. It didn't hold my interest at all.
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1998 - DirectorOtto PremingerStarsFranchot ToneLew AyresHenry FondaThe polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.Even though its slow going at the beginning, the professional ensemble cast with well drawn characters helped capture and hold my attention through a very engrossing and timeless movie.
mine - *** T's - **1/2 2015 - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsCary GrantDeborah KerrRichard DenningA couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?The first half worked better than the second half but overall, there was no real chemistry between the leads and there was no warm, fuzzy feelings of romance; at least not to me.
mine - ** T's - ** 2014 - DirectorHavana MarkingStarsRafi NaabzadaLima SaharHameed SakhizadaA documentary about the simultaneously unifying and divisive effects of Afghanistan's version of the TV talent show format on its society. It focuses on "Afghan Star" which airs on the Tolo TV channel in Afghanistan.Such a sad show. How does a country fall so far?
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2011 - DirectorJames FoleyStarsJason PatricRachel WardBruce DernAfter he escapes from a mental hospital, a former boxer works for a widow. When she asks him to get involved in a kidnapping, he has second thoughts.It moved at a slow pace, though it had it's moments. The end was interesting.
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1999 - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiRuy GuerraHelena RojoIn the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.An interesting film of a man's journey into madness & the people who followed him. Depressing story and the camera work was dizzying.
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1999 T's-*1/2 - DirectorClarence BrownStarsWallace BeeryLionel BarrymoreAline MacMahonStory of small-town life in turn-of-the-century America, and a young boy's problems facing adolescence.Okay coming of age movie where the kid in question is a bit too stagey but tones it down towards the end & the 'Lead' is really only there for drunken comic relief.
mine - ** T's - ** 2019 - DirectorScandar CoptiYaron ShaniStarsFouad HabashNisrin SiksikElias SabaAjami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. These are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami.With such potential for an informative and compelling human drama, it should have been better than it was.
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2011 - DirectorJohn WayneStarsJohn WayneRichard WidmarkLaurence HarveyIn 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.All gung-ho. Kind of dumb on the ending
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1999 - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsEllen BurstynKris KristoffersonMia BendixsenA recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.Alice was a wimp, so I couldn't really cheer on the character.
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08/02 - DirectorAlfred SoleStarsLinda MillerMildred ClintonPaula E. SheppardIn 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.BORING!
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1999 - DirectorJames BobinStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.This movie pretends to be whimsical, but has no sense of magic. The best word to describe it is trumpery: showy but worthless.
mine - *1/2 T's - * 2019 - DirectorGraham BakerStarsJames CaanMandy PatinkinTerence StampIn 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine.It felt like the series, which I enjoyed very much.
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1999 - DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsSigourney WeaverWinona RyderDominique PinonTwo centuries after her death, a powerful human/alien hybrid clone of Ellen Ripley aids a crew of space pirates in stopping the aliens from reaching Earth.The Ripley character was intriguing. Though Ryder's character was unbelievable. Better than the third.
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12/02 - DirectorDavid FincherStarsSigourney WeaverCharles S. DuttonCharles DanceReturning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.It's definitatly time to kill the series.
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2000 - DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge SandersA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.Kinda weird to see Bette Davis play the victim. Took a bit to get going, then it was great.
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2008 - DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsRobert RedfordAfter a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his mortality in the face.Reminds of a fanfiction - stalwart hero with lots of whumping & angst. Unfortunately, the writer forgot the comfort that is always suppose to be in these type of stories.
mine - ** T's - ** 2017 - DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn WrayA German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.I was quite impressed. It had an old movie feel and the actors weren't very good, but the story
was well told.
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2003 - DirectorSteve GomerStarsJohn CorbettCara BuonoMyles MooreWhen a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid them by planting crops and enlisting the help of the community.A nice story of faith, struggle & building a community. Simple & sweet.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2020 - DirectorRobert RossenStarsBroderick CrawfordJohn IrelandJoanne DruThe rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.I wished the switch from honest, impassioned champion of the people to slimy, self absorbed politician would have been more subtle. And, Stark's gangster caricaturization lessened the message of absolute power corrupts absolutely.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2016 - DirectorAlan J. PakulaStarsDustin HoffmanRobert RedfordJack Warden"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.Intriguing, Kept my interest through out but ending was abrupt.
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2003 - DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsMaurizio NichettiMaurizio MicheliMarialuisa GiovanniniAn enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has already done it, he decides to do his own version, using an orchestra comprising mostly old ladies and an animator he's kept locked in a dungeon. Several different classical pieces are animated, while the animator plots his escape.Very clever. I liked the evolution segment best.
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2004 - DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonA high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.It had its moments. The kid was weak but everybody else did a fine job.
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2004 - DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMelvin J. GibbyUp in the Swiss Alps, Mickey Mouse tangles with a mother eagle, Donald Duck scraps with an edelweiss-stealing goat and Pluto gets inebriated with a St. Bernard.It was a little disconcerting to see Mickey Mouse trying to make off with eagle eggs, really Mickey? (shakes head)
Even though it was split up into 3 stories, Mickey, Donald, Pluto, the cartoon felt too routine.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2017 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussHolly HunterBrad JohnsonThe spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.It had little flashes of interesting situations, then nothing would come of them.
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2004 - DirectorE.W. SwackhamerStarsNicholas HammondDavid WhiteMichael PatakiWhen an extortionist threatens to force a multi-suicide unless a huge ransom is paid, only Peter Parker can stop him with his new powers as Spider-Man.How sad. No Fun, No Action. This was not Spiderman.
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2005 - DirectorMarc WebbStarsAndrew GarfieldEmma StoneRhys IfansAfter Peter Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.A bit of a disappointment. It was missing the fun, the true heroics and the heart that is Spiderman; sigh.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2013 - DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.A whimsical fantasy painted in bright lights and colors. The story is sweet and the lead is perfect as the winsome heroine who's quirky, not creepy as she goes about trying to bring joy into peoples lives with rather touching results.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2015 - DirectorCosta-GavrasStarsUlrich TukurMathieu KassovitzUlrich MüheDuring WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.Slow going though interestingly filmed. New concept on the holocaust.
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2005 - DirectorWim WendersStarsDennis HopperBruno GanzLisa KreuzerTom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.Dark and depressing. A real time waster.
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2000 - DirectorTristram PowellStarsBryan PringleFred PearsonMichael PalinReverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor Hartley (Trini Alvarado), the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both of the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.Not much of a comedy. A little too simple.
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2000 - DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweChiwetel EjioforAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.Choppy movie that didn't help the viewer to truly understand either of the protagonists. Only towards the end did it get a bit exciting.
mine - ** T's - **1/2 2014 - DirectorJohn HoughStarsSarah TorgovTerence KellyMark EricksonA group of travellers make emergency landing on an island in the Pacific Northwest after their seaplane malfunctioned, and stumble across an isolated and psychopathic family.A dull, dumb show. The actors were just plain stupid. Definitely in the bottom 10 worse movies.
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2000 - DirectorCourtney SolomonStarsDonald SutherlandSissy SpacekRachel Hurd-WoodAn invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface.Stupid movie...did not happen like they advertised.
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2006 - DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.powerful & depressing movie, but something seems just a little off. Norton was good, but I still see the sweet side of him.
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2007 T's- *** - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsBradley CooperA con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.Multi nuanced performances by all of the players make this movie fun & engaging. The clever storytelling had me totally engrossed by what was going on.
mine - *** T's - *1/2 2015 - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsGene KellyLeslie CaronOscar LevantThree friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.The lead was arrogant and loud. No wonder Americans have such a bad reputation in Europe.
The choreography was stupid.
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2000 - DirectorÉva GárdosStarsNastassja KinskiScarlett JohanssonRaffaella BánságiA young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country in the 1950s.Honest portrayal of how war & strife force families to make terrifying sacrifices and the lingering affect it has on their lives. the acting and circumstances kept me interested throughout.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2015 - DirectorJameson StaffordStarsSean PennKid RockBianca SiaA "Troglodyte" Republican (Kid Rock) and a "Commie" Democrat (Sean Penn) argue in a bar over the contentious presidential campaign, until a news report about the Iraq War inspires the two to unite as fellow Americans.Good job of trying to send a message (that way too many Americans have totally forgotten) without being too heavy handed. Well, maybe it did lean a little to the left.
mine - *** T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorGregg ChampionStarsKimberly Williams-PaisleyTammy BlanchardFay MastersonWhen a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community. Through the eyes of a grieving mother, Ida Graber, and other devastated families, this movie explores the Amish's astonishing reaction to the horrific shootings - of forgiveness and compassion.Filmmakers did an adequate job of helping the viewers understand the mindset the Amish were going through, throughout this tragedy.
mine - **1/2 T's - **1/2 2013 - DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsIngrid BergmanYul BrynnerHelen HayesAn opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her.Bergman was very deserving of the Oscar. Well told.
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2000 - DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen GazzaraAn upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?Well acted and the story stayed true in the telling of the lawyer's POV. Though I had a hard time understanding why they were refusing to allow the attempted rape as evidence. You would think the defense would be all over that.
mine- **1/2 T's - *** 2012 - DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegateSteve CarellIn the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.Goofy movie. Doesn't rate up there with Airplane in its screwball comedy, but had a few parts that were fun and original.
mine - ** T's - ** 2013 - DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsAntonio BanderasEion BaileyAlan ArkinHollywood makes a deal with Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa to film his war and recreate his life.Banderes does a good job of making Villa an all too human hero. Showing both bravery and despair, justice and cruelty; everything that made this leader so real.
mine - *** T's - **1/2 2015 - DirectorRené ClairStarsBarry FitzgeraldWalter HustonLouis HaywardSeven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.Even though the concept has inspired several versions of the story, I found this one to be rather dull, with characters acting illogical, considering the situation they are in.
mine - ** T's - ** 2018 - StarsPaul Andre GibbonsJarrod EmickFrederic ForrestThe story of the most notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in the American Civil War.Though it ran a bit too long, and, I had a hard time distinguishing one character over another, this movie was still a very sobering reminder that the U.S. Civil War was no where near civil.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorGeorge C. ScottStarsCameron MitchellWilliam ShatnerJack CassidyA dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.Play that does well at holding the intensity as if live, though a couple of times, especially the dynamic monologues of Shatner and Basehart, the audience was too close and it took me out of the performance. Still, well worth the time to watch it.
mine - *** T's - n/a 2016 - DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTina MajorinoKeith CarradineChelsea FieldThe true story of how a seal named Andre befriended a little girl named Toni and her family in 1962.A cute kids show though on the sticky side.
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2000 - DirectorLuc BessonStarsRie RasmussenJamel DebbouzeGilbert MelkiA beautiful woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together.With its "Its a Wonderful Life" opening & the two leads playing off each other quite nicely, I was hoping for an entertaining movie. Alas, instead it was rather frustrating with its missed opportunities and taking the wrong turn story line.
mine - ** T's - *1/2 - DirectorSimon DelaneyStarsSarah LancashireVicky HallDean StobbartA cakemaker and her dysfunctional family live on a grimy estate. When Elaine's rock buns come out of the oven resembling the Virgin Mary, potentially miraculous consequences follow for her family and friends. Her arthritic mother Millie is suddenly able to move freely, her irresponsible son Todd falls in love, and both she and her husband Ed are offered the chance of other relationships. But miracles are not all they seem.Sweet, low budget movie on life's blessings that was acted and directed with complete sincerity.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2014 - DirectorArchie MayoStarsPaul MuniAnne BaxterClaude RainsThe Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.Stage play movie that has some nice subtly to it that helps keep it interesting.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2013 - StarsAl PacinoMeryl StreepEmma ThompsonSeveral disparate but connected individuals go through the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s.With such outstanding performances, especially Al Pacino Jeffrey Wright, this movie should have been a slam dunk classic. Alas, the film hit me as too pretentious especially the second half. But, it was in the second half that Pacino super nova - ed and I wanted the show to be all about him.
mine - **1/2 T's- *1/2 2015 - DirectorVictor HeermanStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxMayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.I have decided that the Marx brothers are just not my cup of tea. I found their music to be engaging, their schtick, not so much.
mine - ** T's - ** 2016 - DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel EdgertonA seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.It just plodded along and all of the characters were muddled.
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2011 - DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiStarsGeorge AllonbyPhil DanielsJosie LawrenceA little boy sets off on a round-the-world night train to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. But soon all sorts of endangered animals are asking if they can jump up and join them on their journey.I can see this only being enjoyed by someone 2 and under.
mine - *1/2 T's - * 2016 - DirectorJamie UysStarsPaddy O'ByrneHilarious documentary on the wildlife of the Namib Desert.(Animals Are-) OK animal film. The humor was dumb and it ended rather abruptly.
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1999 (A) - DirectorClarence BrownStarsGreta GarboFredric MarchFreddie BartholomewThe married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.I really ddn't get a feel for the character.
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1999 - DirectorGeorge Nicholls Jr.StarsAnne ShirleyTom BrownO.P. HeggieA romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.The 1985 version was far superior to this one. Though this had a few redeeming qualities, and Anne Shirley was rather sweet.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2012 - DirectorCharles JarrottStarsRichard BurtonGeneviève BujoldIrene PapasKing Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.History came alive with this movie. Intriguing enough that I went to search the internet to find out more.
Mine - *** T's - n\a 2012 - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.Wonderfully witty, cleverly sardonic, smart, funny and definitely deserving of all the accolades it has received.
mine - ***1/2 T's - n/a 2013 - DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddMichael DouglasCorey StollArmed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.Fun summer popcorn film that kept me entertained throughout and waiting on the sequel.
mine - **1/2 T's - **1/2 - DirectorEmma Macey-StorchStarsEmma AmesAeryn CarpenterTom ChapmanWhen a wicked spell turns the Prince into a stinky Donkey, he is forced to go deep into his kingdom to find out if anyone knows how to return him to his former glory.The 'animation' was simplistic but still rather cool. The story was simplistic and didn't go anywhere. And, the audio was too muffled; several times I couldn't get what was being said.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2015 - DirectorTravis FineStarsAlan CummingGarret DillahuntIsaac LeyvaIn the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.A tragically heartbreaking movie with Alan Cummings shining in the starring role. It does a commendable job of showing how people can do evil while pretending that it is good. Only trouble with the feature is that it sinks in melodrama towards the end.
mine - *** T's - *** 2015 - DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurrayA Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.Droll storytelling of the shallowness of men using others for their own pleasures. Lemmon & MacLaine play well off each other. And MacMurray does well in a role not normally found doing.
mine - **1/2 T's - *** 2014 - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Weird movie and sick. Why do men do these things
to himself. It just doesn't make sense.
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2000 - DirectorMel GibsonStarsGerardo TaracenaRaoul Max TrujilloDalia HernándezAs the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.Grisly contents do not overpower the beautiful scenery, intense action or the fascinating characters. Mel Gibson sucks you in and doesn't let go until the very last scene.
mine - ***1/2 T's -**1/2 2013 - DirectorBryan SingerStarsIan McKellenBrad RenfroJoshua JacksonA boy blackmails his neighbor after suspecting him to be a Nazi war criminal.The actors were spot on in this cat 'n mouse/ psychological thriller.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2015 - DirectorJames WanStarsJason MomoaAmber HeardWillem DafoeArthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.Fun popcorn movie that all involved embraces its goofiness, making it all the more fun & leaving the audience wanting a sequel.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2019 - DirectorBen AffleckStarsBen AffleckBryan CranstonJohn GoodmanActing under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.I was totally into and totally entertained with this movie until I found out after how loose the filmmakers played with the facts. (It is really bad form to make our allies look bad so that we can look better.) So, that has definitely put a taint on the movie and has lowered the score.
mine - *** T's - *** 2013 - DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEmbeth DavidtzMarcus GilbertWhen Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.Tongue in cheek horror spoof would be much better if the hero wasn't such an a*****e.
mine - *1/2 T's - ** 2013 - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsAmy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerA linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.The movie starts fresh, thrilling and filled with intrigue.
Keeping my mind & emotions engaged. But then, it turns saccharine,
thinking its clever, so the ending was not as rewarding as I had hoped.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2017 - DirectorJack KinneyStarsJohn McLeishClarence NashGoofy takes a lighthearted look at self defense through the ages: cavemen, knights, the age of chivalry, and finally boxing.This was one of the weaker Goofy cartoons. They seemed to tell the same joke over again.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2015 - DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn GoodmanWhen George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.Very well told metaphoric movie about the inability to change. Dragged a few places, but still, overall, a very good movie.
mine - *** T's - ** 2012 - DirectorJohn DalyStarsMartin LandauKenny DoughtyCaroline CarverA WWII Drama about a German/Jewish industrialist who, in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany, is forced to hand over his business to the Germans.This movie kept on building tension but never paid off, so it left me a bit disappointed.
mine - ** T's - ** 2017 - DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean HagenA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.Pales in comparison to the movie Rififi. Nowhere near as intense, or as well executed.
mine - ** T's - **1/2 2012 - DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittCasey AffleckSam ShepardRobert Ford, who has idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the resurgent gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.Lyrically stylized, powerful performances and gorgeous cinematography. Too bad the story wasn't deserving of such magnificents.
mine - **1/2 T's - **1/2 2014 - DirectorAdam RodgersStarsAndy GarciaVera FarmigaTaissa FarmigaTwo parents fall in love over the course of a single day while playing hooky from their children's college tour.Andy Garcia and Vera Farmiga are just so charming together that I didn't mind tagging along on their little escape from reality tour.
mine -**1/2 T's - ** 2015 - DirectorLaure de Clermont-TonnerreStarsBrady CorbetLeopoldine Huyghues-DespointesJacopo RampiniHow a seventeen year-old determined girl in a wheelchair encounters love through a young antisocial male prostitute.Interesting take on edge of society members that the general population never acknowledges that they have wants & needs too.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2020 - DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsMichael J. FoxJim VarneyCorey BurtonA young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.I think Disney was trying to go for the older audience, as in teens, not kid's /family crowd, with this movie. The look, & storyline is not your typical Disney fare and the villains were much more crafty and sly. Did it work? Hmm, just a bit. The two leads were not engaging enough to have the whole movie rest on their shoulders.
mine - **1/2 T's - **1/2 2017 - DirectorDavid LeitchStarsCharlize TheronJames McAvoyJohn GoodmanAn undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.Pros: Realistic fight scenes, the filmmakers made it plausible that Theron could come out on top in a battle with 10+ bad guys. Andm a cool twist ending that didn't even hint that it was a coming.
Cons: Theron's character was as icy as the snow queen and rather confusing storyline, that I felt like I needed a map to keep up.
mine - **1/2 T's - n/a 2019 - This Soviet Army film of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp was awarded the Red Banner in 1945. It contains dramatic footage of the survivors and some of the atrocities perpetrated in this most notorious of camps.Rated based on historical value.
mine - *** T's - n/a 2014 - DirectorPaul SchraderStarsGreg KinnearWillem DafoeMaria BelloThe life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter.2 dimensional characters & writing make for a rather dull experience. Only Defoe rises above the morass.
mine - *1/2 T- bomb 2019 - DirectorSteven MalerStarsTyne DalyMarla SucharetzaMarceline HugotWhen a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo) - she wants them to find their long lost brother, who was taken away by their father (Jack Davidson) 16 years ago. What they discover is that while they have struggled, their father has become a wealthy man and their brother is in school at Harvard.The movie is weighed down with the schmaltzy dialogue and heavy handedness in the acting. Which is too bad because the story has an interesting premise.
mine - ** T's - ** 2015 - DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Very good ensemble cast that play off each other quite nicely. And fun little gems of humor sprinkled throughout the movie makes this one a winner.
mine - *** T's - **1/2 2014 +